PineyBrake Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 We had several big groups come in early Saturday morning, but when it got later in the morning they would just circle and never drop. They did the same thing all day Sunday. They would come from a 100 yards away cupped and looking like they were going to drop and just get highr at the hole??? It was weird. We were using facemasks and hiding behind trees so I am pretty sure it wasnt us. We tried calling hard, barely, and not at all. Any suggestions???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 oh, ain't duck huntin' fun. I've never timber hunted so I can't give you any specifics on timber. I mainly hunt open water and usually smaller bodies of water anywhere 2 to 5 acres. I have plenty of birds circle and never commit. A lot of the times it might be weather related. Those blue bird calm days are hard to decoy pressured birds. First there is very little movement on the decoys and the birds can really get a good look at the decoys. Some days the birds want a lot of calling--other days they want no calling. Some days a big spread works while other days a smaller spread works. what I have found that helps me is I made a jerk decoy. Took a magnum hen and tied a 2.5# weight as the anchor. I attached a bungie cord to the weight then decoy line from the bunbie to the decoy. Then a long piece of green trot-line from the decoy to my blind. The jerking created quite a bit of movement and the birds seem to decoy better for me. When I get birds (several groups) that don't commit then I know something is wrong so I change things up such as moving the decoys--taking some it or putting more out. Change my calling or don't call at all. You usually just have to experiement and change things up to see what they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 You usually just have to experiement and change things up to see what they want. exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs3344 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 theres a couple different tips for finishing birds late season. One thing that i have found is the single chack will finish ducks when they dont really wanna come in, its worked for this this season so far, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 The bottom line is, it's duck hunting and if we could figure them out , all of the time, it wouldn't be much fun anymore. Better luck tomorrow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 What kind of ducks are they? Seriously, non-mallards get real decoy shy of mallard dekes late in the season. If they can't see you, and you've tried low calling the dekes are the problem almost every time. So if you got other than mallard dekes, use only them and leave the mallards at home. Bluebills and Coots are great late season dekes. Sometimes ducks will drop right on "beeping" coots. Is also quite effective to only chuckle and use the teal/pintail whistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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